A review by vengefuldime
Rose/House by Arkady Martine

4.0

A mysterious little piece of fiction that plays with identity and legacy. It has beautiful writing that really stands out in colors and mood, with a prioritization of a soft, hazy atmosphere. The writing tends to be matter-of-fact when focused on characters and how they feel, but remains more obscure in general. I usually want more from characters, but for this book they are of better use as questions. I enjoyed the mysteries interlinking, and I think the book does well in giving suggestions of shape without clear answers. There are a number of repetitious phrases used that felt somewhat distracting (such as so many uses of “haunt” in such a short book), which I understand but did not prefer.